Review Olympus OM-1 Underwater Camera Review By: Jim Decker | Backscatter

[liveaboardlover]

This is interesting, thank you for linking...

=> The improved AF may well be worth an update (in DPreview the C-AF, surprisingly, was rated to be only little improved over previous models: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/om-system-om-1-review; I wonder now what is the reality for UW macro )...

IQ is similar as with al 20 Mpix Oly cameras, no reason to upgrade from this side...

Regarding the 1/500s flash sync. I can say that I also get 1/500s with my EM1II and the Nauticam flash trigger. At 1/640s the shutter starts to appear (as Jim Decker observes for the OM-1), but 1/500s is clean. To be on the safe side I normally go at its minimum to 1/400...
Seems to be a property of Oly cameras and not a new feature of OM-1...

Wolfgang

Hi Wolfang

i just acquire the OM1 mii with the full AOI sets ( will move back to isotta as i have all port from previous Om system)
I m wondering if you can share all bnest settings configuration to all users of OM system as the menu changed a lot and maybe someome can share the best settings used for the optimal access on macro 60/90 and Wide angle lens.

Would be the best day for all Om system divers

 

[WS007]

Hi liveboardlover,

I do not have OM-1 or OM-1 II and do not know these menues. I had Olympus EM1II and EM5II in the past and my post above show that EM1II together with the Nauticam flash trigger can syncronize reliably up to 1/400s, even 1/500s works. I guess with other flash triggers as e.g. Turtle it will be similar, but can only guess...

Wolfgang

 

[kite20704]

Hi, I own both a Nauticam and a TRT-Turtle triggers and with the Turtle trigger the synchronization limit is 1/250s. There is no chance to get past that speed because unlike what happens with Nauticam the OM-1 senses the Turtle as it was an external flash and limits the shutter speed.